Featured Artwork by Esteban Chavez
i went to a lecture at uc berkely given by clement greenberg, mr. authority on ab ex (abstract expressionism), plus i was an artist in residence at stanford and learned about the bay area figurative. i certainly have a full range of ideas about north american painting, european painting really is the foundation of my work; and being a mestizo is another great contradiction." esteban chavez Born in Denver, CO in 1954, Esteban has an undergraduate BFA from UC Berkeley, CA, 1982, and a MFA from the Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT 1985. He is a professional artist residing in NY from 1985. Spring of 2003, Esteban received a Fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts. In addition to his original oil works he is also an accomplished sculptor, architectural photolithographer, lithographer. |
From the artist in response to how he describes his technique...
"i have been reading about the abstract expressionists, how the canvas became the object, just the scale and tenacity in which they painted upon. i think i am part of the north american tradition in that i attack the canvas and let the physical presence of the pigment have a life of its own. it really does not matter if it is abstract or figurative it is the actual physical presence that the paint has on canvas. also i have been reading matisse's ideas about how color is all about orchestration as a totality, a chorus. so indeed it is good to be able to articulate what i am doing, as art historical. 
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FOR SALE: 30% commission donated to Bioponic World Foundation by the artist.
Esteban Chavez 1954 - Realist, Contemporary, Social Political Commentary Standing Rock Flag Woman Produced 2017 Oil on linen 36" x 24" $18,800. Click on the image for a larger version of this piece. See also Standing Rock, 4' x 8' below. |
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FOR SALE: 50% commission donated to Bioponic World Foundation by the artist.
FOR SALE: 50% commission donated to Bioponic World Foundation by the artist.
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Standing Rock, Stop the XL, 2016
oil on canvas, 6"x12" $800 Abu Ghraib Bad Apples, 2005 oil on linen board, 5"x7" $600 El Nino, 2015 oil on linen board, 8"x-10" $750 |
Buffalo, 2017
oil on canvas, 78"x56" $6,800 Abu Ghraib, Human Pyramid, 2005 oil on canvas board, 8"x10" $800 Pat Tilman, 2005 Football player turned iraq soldier, killed by friendly fire. oil on stretched linen, 7.5"x5" $650 |
Abu Ghraib, 2005
oil on stretched linen, 20"x16" $1,900 Berta Carceres, Ecowarrior, 2016 oil on linen board, 11.5"x13.5" $1,000 Mark Zuckerberg, 2015 oil on linen board, 8"x10" $750 |
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Caligula, 2017
The archetype of tyranny oil on canvas board, 12"x9" $800 Zbigniew Brzezinski, 2016 oil on canvas board, 10"x8" $750 James Baker, Cries and Whispers, 2015 oil on linen unframed, 8"x10" $800 |
Babs Bush, 2007
oil on linen, hand-crafted frame 12"x15" $900 Chelsea Matters, 2016 oil on linen, 8"x8" $700 Kissinger, Henry, 2016 oil on stretched canvas, 12"x12" $850 |
Bolton, John, 2005
Neocon, Iraq war oil on masonite, wood frame, 5"x8" $700 Hillary Clinton, 2016 oil on canvas board, 8"x8" $700 Madeline Albright, 2017 oil on gessoed arches board, 8"x8" $700 |
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McConnell, Mitch, 2005
Senate Majority Leader oil on stretched linen, 5"x5" $550 Pope Francis, 2016 oil on canvas, framed, 12"x12" $850 Steve Bannon, 2017 White House Chief Strategist oil on stretched canvas, 14"x11" $900 |
Netty, 2015
Israeli Prime Minister oil on canvas board, 10"x8" $750 Putin's Eyes, 2016 oil on stretched canvas, 6"x12" $800 Trump, Donald, 2016 oil on linen, framed, 6"x6" $750 |
Ratzo, El Popo, 2006
oil on stretched linen, 8"x11" $800 Soros, George, 2016 encaustic, oil on linen board 7.5"x11" $800 Wolfowitz, 2015 oil on masonite, 6"x8" $700 |
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Coulter, Ann, 2005
Firebrand Rightwinger oil masonite on board, 4"x4" $550 |
Yanis, 2015
ex Minister of Finance, Greece oil on clay board, 12"x8" $800 |
The Fat Lady Sings, 2017
oil on arches board 100% cotton rag, 12" x 12" $850 |
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FOR SALE: a 30% commission is donated by the artist to the nonprofit of the buyer's choice.
Esteban Chavez
1954 -
Realist, Contemporary, Social Political Commentary
Standing Rock
Produced 2016
Oil on canvas
4' x 8'
$38,400.
Contact us for larger and close-up images of this piece.
FOR SALE: a 30% commission is donated by the artist to the nonprofit of the buyer's choice.
Esteban Chavez
1954 -
Realist, Contemporary, Social Political Commentary
Standing Rock
Produced 2016
Oil on canvas
4' x 8'
$38,400.
Contact us for larger and close-up images of this piece.
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FOR SALE: 50% commission is donated by the artist to the nonprofit of the buyer's choice. Esteban Chavez 1954 - Realist, Contemporary, Social Political Commentary Crouching Buffalo Produced 2017 Oil on canvas 6' x 4' $16,900. Click on the image for a larger version of this piece. |
FOR SALE: 30% commission is donated by the artist to the nonprofit of the buyer's choice.
Esteban Chavez
1954 -
Realist, Contemporary, Social Political Commentary
Earth Rising
Produced 2017
Oil on canvas board
12" x 19"
$2,900.
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FOR SALE: 30% commission is donated by the artist to the nonprofit of the buyer's choice.
Esteban Chavez 1954 - Realist, Contemporary, Social Political Commentary Beyond the Tradition Produced 2017 Oil on linen 57" x 42" Price not yet determined Narrative/Artist Commentary This painting is a story about a nasty predatory that harvests the life energy of humanity and the planet. Like the Borg it has no face but an energy frequency. |
The male nude represents a fatted bull, a human cattle ready for harvest. The stage setting is a rococo Watteau painting of the elite cavorting on a fantasy island called Cythera, oblivious to the coming of the French revolution. They were killed in that revolution.
So as humanity awakens to this continual tyranny of being the hosts for this predatory energy the predators unleash violence to control humanity at this time. One can see this in the senseless wars, the destruction of the planet, and growing rebellion in the cities all over the planet.
My paintings are exercises like etudes in tonal composition. When the two main figures gained a certain credibility in visual formality and tactile presence I ended the investigation in drawing with oil. The open spaces are a contemporary sensibility that reveal the process of art making why make a traditional painting finished for the corporate board rooms or sterile museums? This in my view is beyond the tradition. I paint to satisfy my continuing inquiry seeking an understanding of the structure of this madness called civilization.
So as humanity awakens to this continual tyranny of being the hosts for this predatory energy the predators unleash violence to control humanity at this time. One can see this in the senseless wars, the destruction of the planet, and growing rebellion in the cities all over the planet.
My paintings are exercises like etudes in tonal composition. When the two main figures gained a certain credibility in visual formality and tactile presence I ended the investigation in drawing with oil. The open spaces are a contemporary sensibility that reveal the process of art making why make a traditional painting finished for the corporate board rooms or sterile museums? This in my view is beyond the tradition. I paint to satisfy my continuing inquiry seeking an understanding of the structure of this madness called civilization.
This artist is a sponsor of Bioponic World Foundation as well as other nonprofits.
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